EQCs Reinsurance Details
J Coburn made this Official Information request to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission
The request was refused by Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission.
From: J Coburn
Dear Earthquake Commission,
Can you please name the reinsurer or reinsurers who provide reinsurance for EQC land claims?
Can you please provide any and all details of that reinsurance cover cost terms and conditions of that cover with special reference to any conditions regarding and relating to the areas of residential redzone in Christchurch?
Yours faithfully,
J Coburn
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Dear Mr Coburn
On behalf of Ian Simpson, Chief Executive, I acknowledge receipt of your
request for information held by the Earthquake Commission. Your request
has been recorded as:
The name of the reinsurer or reinsurers who provide reinsurance for EQC
land claims? Also any and all details of that reinsurance cover cost
terms and conditions of that cover with special
reference to any conditions regarding and relating to the
areas of residential redzone in Christchurch.
The Earthquake Commission received your request on 11 September 2012 and
it will be considered under the provisions of the Official Information Act
1982 and/or Privacy Act 1993.
A response to your request will be sent within 20 working days after the
date of receipt.
Yours sincerely
Statutory and Technical Complaints Team | The Earthquake Commission (EQC)
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From: Official Information Act Requests
Dear Mr Coburn
Can you please advise the time period for which you refer to so that I may
comply with your request, for example, would you like information
regarding EQC’s current reinsurers or reinsurers from previous years?
Sincerely
Lara Carson | Statutory Technical Advisor | The Earthquake Commission
(EQC)
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From: J Coburn
Dear Official Information Act Requests,
Yes can you please supply the EQC reinsurer information (as requested previously) relating to the current year and previous 3 years?
Yours sincerely,
J Coburn
From: J Coburn
Dear Official Information Act Requests,
Dear EQC I wish to clarify to avoid any doubt, my request regarding EQCs reinsurance terms and conditions etc includes requesting the names/identity of the reinsurance companies supplying reinsurance to EQC from 2009 to present.
Yours sincerely,
J Coburn
From: J Coburn
Dear Official Information Act Requests,
Dear EQC can you explain why you have not replied to my request within the statutory time allowed of 20 days?
Yours sincerely,
J Coburn
From: J Coburn
Dear Official Information Act Requests,
Dear EQC
You have failed to answer my OIA request within the time allowed and have failed to give any reason for the delay.
Can you please respond and explain why my request has not been answered?
Yours sincerely,
J Coburn
From: Official Information Act Requests
Dear Mr Coburn
Please find attached EQC's response to your recent Official Information Act requests. I apologise for the delay in getting back to you.
Sincerely
Lara Carson
-----Original Message-----
From: J Coburn [mailto:[OIA #549 email]]
Sent: Monday, 29 October 2012 3:58 p.m.
To: Official Information Act Requests
Subject: Re: Official Information Act request - EQCs Reinsurance Details
Dear Official Information Act Requests,
Dear EQC
You have failed to answer my OIA request within the time allowed
and have failed to give any reason for the delay.
Can you please respond and explain why my request has not been
answered?
Yours sincerely,
J Coburn
-----Original Message-----
Dear Mr Coburn
Can you please advise the time period for which you refer to so
that I may
comply with your request, for example, would you like information
regarding EQC’s current reinsurers or reinsurers from previous
years?
Sincerely
Lara Carson | Statutory Technical Advisor | The Earthquake
Commission
(EQC)
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Gavin Millar left an annotation ()
The claim that the mere list of names of EQC's Reinsurers is commercially sensitive is ridiculous on every level.
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You will almost certainly need to take the lack of response to the Ombudsmen. EQC seem to be incapable of fulfilling their obligations under the OIA. They've acknowledged as such:
"From 16 February 2012 until 17 July this year, EQC received an additional 1229 requests. Our current completion rate is somewhere between 50 and 70 per week."
When questioned directly about the delays they had this to say:
"You are right that having a large number of requests is not a legal reason to extend a response. It is, however, an explanation for why EQC is experiencing delays in meeting the statutory timeframe provided by the Act."
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